Dr. Meena Julapalli is a nationally known pediatric dermatologist who blends top-tier academic training with a joyful, trauma-sensitive approach to skin health. She has cared for children and adolescents in leading children’s hospitals, published widely on complex pediatric skin disease, and now brings that experience to families who want expert, whole-person care — not just a prescription.

“Skin is how kids meet the world. When we treat the skin and the stress and the story, kids can get back to being themselves.”

Board certification & licensure

• American Board of Dermatology — Dermatology
• American Board of Dermatology — Pediatric Dermatology
• American Board of Pediatrics

Training & education

• Fellowship, Pediatric Dermatology — University of Colorado, Denver, CO (2011–2012)
• Residency, Dermatology — Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (2008–2011)
• Residency, Pediatrics — Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Chief Resident in Neonatology (2005–2008)
• MD — Baylor College of Medicine (2005)
• BA, cum laude — Rice University, Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations (2001)
• Additional training in HeartMath, trauma-sensitive approaches, Reiki, kids’ yoga, and story-based mindset coaching — used to support kids with chronic skin conditions.

Selected publications & speaking (representative)

Dr. Julapalli has authored and co-authored chapters in Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology Secrets Plus, Netter’s Pediatrics, and Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, with specific work on papulosquamous eruptions, hemangiomas, skin infections, and multisystem pediatric skin disease — the exact conditions that are hard for generalists. She also speaks widely at dermatology, integrative, and pediatric conferences on “cultivating joy in medicine,” “energy medicine,” and “loving the skin you’re in.” Curriculum Vitae - Meena Julapa…

1. Papulosquamous Skin Eruptions — Fitzpatrick’s Dermatology Secrets Plus
2. Dermatologic Morphology — Netter’s Pediatrics
3. Multisystem Management of Epidermolysis Bullosa — Severe Skin Diseases in Children
4. Bluebird, Oh Bluebird, What Makes Your Heart Sing? — children’s book connecting story to skin/identity for kids with visible differences

Service, community & advocacy

A signature part of Dr. Julapalli’s story is her decades-long work with Camp Discovery and other psychosocial programs for kids with severe and life-altering skin disease — recruiting patients and medical staff, fundraising, and building experiences that help children feel seen. That aligns neatly with Tono’s “excellence + humanity” language.